persuade
transitive verbTo cause (someone) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty.
nounPersuasion.
To advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; commend by exposition, argument, demonstration, etc.; inculcate.
To lead to the opinion or conclusion (that); make (one) believe or think: frequently followed by that.
To prevail upon, as by demonstration, exposition, argument, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; argue or reason into a certain belief or course of conduct; induce; win over.
To convince, as by argument or reasons offered.
Synonyms Convince, Persuade (see
To use persuasion.
intransitive verbTo use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.
transitive verbTo influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives.